Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a crucial missing link between a common gut bacterium and colorectal cancer, ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural cholesterol ...

A promising new study suggests that more than half of younger adults with type 2 diabetes could achieve remission in just six ...

Scientists have discovered that trees can sense their own shape and straighten their trunks using specialized wood that acts ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre bacterial defense system that works almost completely backward from anything seen before. Unlike typical bacterial immune systems that keep a deadly toxin under ...

A study of nearly 13,000 adults found that people consuming the most artificial sweeteners experienced a 62% faster decline ...

Scientists may have solved a 66-million-year-old mystery: how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Scientists have created a miniature universe in the laboratory that could help answer one of the biggest mysteries in physics ...

Ancient ice discovered high in Tibet may be more than 128,000 years old, preserving an extraordinary record of Earth's ...

Scientists have uncovered hidden aggressive cancer cells in children whose tumors were previously considered lower risk, revealing why some cases of rhabdomyosarcoma become unexpectedly deadly. The ...

A new Finnish study reveals that just 30 minutes in a sauna can temporarily flood the bloodstream with additional white blood cells, potentially helping the immune system patrol the body and detect ...

Researchers have discovered a small group of brain cells that prevents dangerous blood pressure swings, even when average ...